Mercedes-Benz cruise control problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 885 complaints involve cruise control. The Sprinter 3500 accounts for the largest share (7%). The single worst model year is the 2014 CLA250 with 36 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 885 about cruise control, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- Sprinter 3500 7% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 568 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 189 and 11
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sprinter 3500 | 65 | 7% |
| ML320 | 56 | 6% |
| C300 | 52 | 6% |
| E350 | 47 | 5% |
| CLA250 | 44 | 5% |
| Sprinter 2500 | 36 | 4% |
| C230 | 31 | 4% |
| ML350 | 29 | 3% |
| E320 | 28 | 3% |
| GLE 350 | 25 | 3% |
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA25036 complaints
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML32016 complaints
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz C23014 complaints
- 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 350013 complaints
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 350012 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 44 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 49 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2016 | 42 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Among the 568 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.